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Kia Optima PHEV

Every Kia Optima PHEV model year on file, 2016 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years333 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52016 to 2020
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins189Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 23, 70% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01020302016201723201820192020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Kia Optima PHEV complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
16
Electrical system
11
Brakes
3
Powertrain
3
Hybrid and electric propulsion
2
Fuel system
2
Airbags
2
Speed control
2
Steering
2
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia Optima PHEV model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kia Optima PHEV by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Sedan10.0110243
2019Sedan10.070245
2018Sedan80.0672334
2017Sedan2313.01352353
2016Not decoded0NoneNone0114
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia Optima PHEV

  • 23V-594 Aug 24, 2023
    Trunk latch base may crack, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside
    Latches and locks · 319k vehicles
  • 21V-844 Oct 29, 2021
    Connecting rod bearings inside the engine may wear prematurely, which can result in engine damage
    Engine and cooling · 11k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.